Co 477 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valens from Nicomedia) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

367

Not before (date)

364

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC IX Nicomedia 9b, p. 252

Preservation comment

Wear: aVF. Slightly nicked edge; sparse, slight pitting and scratching. Traces of light blue bronze disease on obverse left.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 45, no. 458 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Gratian, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383, Uncertain, AE4“)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

AE3

Numismatic Authority

Valens (364-378)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

16.0

Numismatic Mint

Nicomedia

Numismatic Weight (g)

2.62

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

D N VALENS - [P F AVG]

Reverse Description

Draped emperor striding to right drags captive with right hand and holds labarum in left hand; within dotted border

Reverse Inscription

GLORIA RO-MANORVM; in exergue, SMNΑ

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph